with reports of Giles generally struggling in the running, what can expect from him this year? I was hoping for more than a tap relief rucknan who gets subbed half way through the third.
He was bought in to fill the void left by Ryder. So far in the running drills he is proving a like-for-like replacement.
with reports of Giles generally struggling in the running, what can expect from him this year? I was hoping for more than a tap relief rucknan who gets subbed half way through the third.
He was bought in to fill the void left by Ryder. So far in the running drills he is proving a like-for-like replacement.
Law of nature. All the fast runners will hit their lactate threshold and die in the arxe in the last quarter, and the slow ruckman will run out the game. :)
I believe you misspelt “the big men don’t get any smaller”.
Law of nature. All the fast runners will hit their lactate threshold and die in the arxe in the last quarter, and the slow ruckman will run out the game.
with reports of Giles generally struggling in the running, what can expect from him this year? I was hoping for more than a tap relief rucknan who gets subbed half way through the third.
He was bought in to fill the void left by Ryder. So far in the running drills he is proving a like-for-like replacement.
Giles sounds Laconic…
Hahaha yeah I guess my concerns an not founded in any reality.
Giles may be slow and laconic. But get these stats. The guy is actually not bad compared with ruckmen/forwards in the middle range. Remember he has played in a really crappy team, so he definitely is better when forward. Hits outs to advantage. I really dont know.
J Giles:Average HO/game 23.2, average goals 0.76, Contested Marks /g 0.84
P Ryder Average HO/game 15.19, average goals 0.69 Contested Marks /g 0.68
W Minson Average HO/game 21.08, average goals 0.43 Contested Marks /g 0.99
Really, a lot of Blitzers dont rate him, OK he was not as good as Mummy as a pure ruckman, but he appears to have better overall stats asross the ground and as a forward than both Ryder and Minson.
IIrc Dodoro watched this guy for 4 seasons prior to getting him on board. Must see something in him. We might be surprised. I hope we are.
